Presidents and first ladies wax museum closes its doors

The Hall of Presidents and First Ladies Museum in Gettysburg, Pa. closed in November. The shuttered museum that featured wax figures of all 44 U.S. presidents and their first ladies displayed the figures before auctioning them off on Jan. 14, 2017.

The head of Harry S. Truman is packed in a box during the Hall of Presidents and First Ladies Museum wax figure auction in Gettysburg, Pa., Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017. The museum, which displayed the figures of 44 presidents and their first ladies, operated on Baltimore Street for 60 years, the company said in a news release. (Sean Simmers/PennLive.com via AP)

Ariel Dumas carries the wax statue of Zachary Taylor that she purchased during the Hall of Presidents and First Ladies Museum wax figure auction in Gettysburg, Pa., Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017. The museum, which displayed the figures of 44 presidents and their first ladies, operated on Baltimore Street for 60 years, the company said in a news release. (Sean Simmers/PennLive.com via AP)

A wax figure of President Abraham Lincoln is displayed in the foreground as Karen Foust removes books she purchased during the Hall of Presidents and First Ladies Museum auction in Gettysburg, Pa., Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017. The museum, which displayed the figures of 44 presidents and their first ladies, operated on Baltimore Street for 60 years, the company said in a news release. (Sean Simmers /PennLive.com via AP)

A woman cleans up during the Hall of Presidents and First Ladies wax figures auction in Gettysburg, Pa., Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017. The museum, which displayed the figures of 44 presidents and their first ladies, operated on Baltimore Street for 60 years, the company said in a news release. (Sean Simmers/PennLive.com via AP)

A wax figure of Dwight Eisenhower is displayed during the Hall of Presidents and First Ladies Museum wax figures auction in Gettysburg, Pa., Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017. The museum, which displayed the figures of 44 presidents and their first ladies, operated on Baltimore Street for 60 years, the company said in a news release. (Sean Simmers/PennLive.com via AP)

John Buchheister of Gettysburg puts First Lady Julia Dent Grant in his car during the Hall of Presidents and First Ladies Museum wax figures auction in Gettysburg, Pa., Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017. The museum, which displayed the figures of 44 presidents and their first ladies, operated on Baltimore Street for 60 years, the company said in a news release. (Sean Simmers/PennLive.com via AP)

Nick Schaefer of Virginia straps First Ladies Bess Truman and Mary McElroy into the back of his mother’s van during the Hall of Presidents and First Ladies Museum wax figures auction in Gettysburg, Pa., Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017. The museum, which displayed the figures of 44 presidents and their first ladies, operated on Baltimore Street for 60 years, the company said in a news release. (Sean Simmers/PennLive.com via AP)

Stephanie Hoffman of Valley Forge, Pa., checks on the wax figure of Andrew Jackson after purchasing him during the Hall of Presidents and First Ladies Museum auction in Gettysburg, Pa., Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017. Hoffman said she will be putting him in her foyer. The museum, which displayed the figures of 44 presidents and their first ladies, operated on Baltimore Street for 60 years, the company said in a news release. (Sean Simmers/PennLive.com via AP)

Mike McGough of Adamstown, Pa., lifts the head off of the wax figure of Harry Truman after purchasing him during the Hall of Presidents and First Ladies Museum public auction in Gettysburg, Pa., Jan. 14, 2017. The museum, which displayed the figures of 44 presidents and their first ladies, operated on Baltimore Street for 60 years, the company said in a news release. (Sean Simmers/PennLive.com via AP)

Bidders remove Presidents and First Ladies wax figures during the Hall of Presidents and First Ladies Museum auction in Gettysburg, Pa., Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017. The museum, which displayed the figures of 44 presidents and their first ladies, operated on Baltimore Street for 60 years, the company said in a news release. (Sean Simmers/PennLive.com via AP)

Ariel Dumas checks out the wax statue of Zachary Taylor that she purchased during the Hall of Presidents and First Ladies wax museum public auction in Gettysburg, Pa., Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017. The museum, which displayed the figures of 44 presidents and their first ladies, operated on Baltimore Street for 60 years, the company said in a news release. (Sean Simmers/PennLive.com via AP)

John Buchheister of Gettysburg carries First Lady Abigail Powers Fillmore during the Hall of Presidents and First Ladies Museum wax figures auction in Gettysburg, Pa., Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017. The museum, which displayed the figures of 44 presidents and their first ladies, operated on Baltimore Street for 60 years, the company said in a news release. (Sean Simmers/PennLive.com via AP)

In this Dec. 22, 2016 image from video, wax figures of U.S. first ladies stand on display at the Hall of Presidents and First Ladies in Gettysburg, Pa. The Hall of Presidents and First Ladies Museum in Gettysburg closed in November. The shuttered museum that features wax figures of all 44 U.S. presidents and their First Ladies is getting ready to display the figures before they’re auctioned off Jan. 14, 2017. (David Tristan/WHTM-TM via AP)

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